Helping People. Changing Lives.

As your state-designated community action agency, CSC is here to help. We offer a number of services in Linn, Benton, and Lincoln counties. These services focus on essential day-to-day survival, such as food and housing, as well as developing new skills that lead to independence through education, training, and work. Whether you need help keeping the heat on today or want help planning for your career of tomorrow, CSC is here to help.

We believe that every family should have access to a stable home, nutritious food, quality education and training, and a job that pays a living wage. We also realize these things can be hard to get without some help along the way. CSC is your place to start. We want to work with you, as a partner, to achieve your goal of a better life for you and your family. In all that we do, CSC provides help for today and skills for tomorrow.

Since 1980, CSC has been part of a state and national network helping people and communities to thrive. CSC is helping people and changing lives.

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Spotlight on CSC

Garden Gnome Run and Barrel to Keg Relay Registration Open!

Registration is now open for the Garden Gnome Run and the Barrel to Keg Relay! The Garden Gnome Run is a 1K/5K/10K/15K race benefiting the CSC Youth Garden. The Barrel to Keg Relay is a relay spanning 111K for runners and 51K for walkers benefiting Community Services Consortium. Click here to register for the Garden Gnome Run and here to register for the Barrel to Keg Relay.

YouthBuild Accepting Applications!

YouthBuild is accepting participant applications. If you are 18-21 years old, want to earn a GED or high school diploma, and have a desire to learn construction skills, you may be eligible. Click here for more details.

Workforce Investment Act Scholarships Available

Scholarships made possible through CSC are now available to eligible dislocated workers. Those pursuing programs of study leading to employment in the healthcare sector are highly encouraged to apply. For more information, view the questionnaire and scholarship description here.

Heart of the Valley Homebrewers Fills Linn Benton Food Share’s Cup

Heart of the Valley Homebrewers raised a whopping $21,000 for Linn Benton Food Share at this year's Septembeerfest! We are so grateful that they have chosen Linn Benton Food Shareto benefit from the Septembeerfest proceeds. We are even more grateful that this generous donation means nutritious food on the table for hundreds of people in Linn and Benton counties. Thank you, Heart of the Valley Homebrewers!